A huge number of tweets were supportive of the president’s daughter, pointing to the fact that she is an 18-year-old, doing something that many young people do, and that marijuana is legal or decriminalized in many states.

In the end of July, Illinois governor Bruce Rauner signed bill, removing criminal penalties for those found in possession of 10 grams or less. This means that Malia is legally off the hook. It’s unclear if she will be scolded by her father: Obama himself admitted to smoking pot when young.